Read Linux Partition (ext2/ext3/ext4) on Windows 7

My laptop using Dual Boot system, I’ve installed Microsoft Windows 7 and Linux Fedora 12. Sometimes it really bother me, when I must restart my Windows to get data from my Linux operating system. Well.. not anymore, cause now I used program called Ext2Fsd, it mount all of my linux partition (ext2/ext3) into regular drive in windows explorer, so I can copy and paste all of my data from and to my Linux operating system.

Here, the steps :

1. Download the Ext2Fsd here.
2. Right click on downloaded file then choose Properties, on tab Compatibility make the Compatibility Mode to Windows Vista Service Pack 2
3. Run the installer as an Administrator.
4. During installation, it will ask you to choose enabled write  access feature, If you trying against  loosing data in your linux partition, uncheck it. Don’t worry, cause you can change the configuration after installation when you need it.
5. Run Ext2.

as you can see, Ext2 has listed my Linux Partition, everything you need to just start the service :

1. Right click on linux partition and choose Service Management  or press F7
2. Click button Start to start the service, you can see that on the third line already assigned drive letter J:/
3. When I open my windows explorer, it will be my Linux Drive data.
4. On “service startup mode”  part I rather choose it SERVICE_DEMAND_START, because I only want it started when I want it.
5. Like I told you before, that you can chage the write access, it’s on “Global Volume Setting”.

Then for the ext4 partition file system, I found it here! He said that the only way you can read you Linux Operating System data with ext4 partition file system, is when you create the partition you must create regular Ext4 file system drive then run command :

    mkfs.ext4 -j -O '^extent' -L 'YourLabel' /dev/sda2

Used Ubuntu 9.10 live CD for that, and replace /dev/sda2 with your own drive.